Tunapuna climate — normals and trends
Tunapuna (Trinidad and Tobago) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,031 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is September (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is February (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tunapuna averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 217 rainy days per year.
Tunapuna has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 22 September 2024) and the coldest 21.8 °C (on 15 February 1989).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
TunapunaTunapuna/Piarco
- coords
- 10.65°, -61.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
26.9°C
Average daily low
25.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,031mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
25.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
217 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.6 °C
Average feels-like low
27.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.8 °C
22 September 2024
Coldest day
21.8 °C
15 February 1989
Wettest day
71 mm
5 October 2022
Windiest day
48.2 km/h
20 June 2017
Strongest gust
64.8 km/h
20 June 2017
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
8 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
21.3 °C
6 January 1950
Sunniest day
12.2 h
3 July 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 76 mm | +28 mm |
| Feb | 26.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 20 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 27.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 13 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 38 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 76 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 147 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 125 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 121 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 85 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 28.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 97 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 104 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 122 mm | +34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tunapuna?
Tunapuna has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,031 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tunapuna?
The hottest day measured in Tunapuna between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2024, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tunapuna?
The coldest day measured in Tunapuna between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1989, at 21.8 °C.
Does it snow in Tunapuna?
Almost never: Tunapuna sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tunapuna warmed?
Yes: Tunapuna warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tunapuna?
The wettest day measured in Tunapuna between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 2022, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tunapuna?
The windiest day measured in Tunapuna between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 2017, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tunapuna?
The warmest month in Tunapuna is September (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Tunapuna?
Tunapuna receives on average 1,031 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 217 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tunapuna?
Tunapuna gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tunapuna?
Yes: Tunapuna has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tunapuna?
In Tunapuna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 8 September 2024, and the lowest was 21.3 °C on 6 January 1950.
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